A day-long celebration of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne began in Birmingham on Saturday, as tens of thousands of fans awaited what the heavy metal legends have said will be their last live performance together.

Thousands flocked to the Birmingham hometown of Ozzy Osborne Saturday for the wild man rocker's final gig as Black Sabbath's frontman.

A message from Elton John was broadcast at the Black Sabbath gig - especially for Ozzy Osbourne. The singer was another surprise video appearance, showing again what a historic event this is for Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Birmingham as a whole.